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Hospitality

Cable network

Ferrying thousands to the summit of Sugarloaf might seem like a tall order in itself. But Rio’s cable-car team will move mountains for their visitors.

  • Issue #163
  • 3 min read
Group of cable car team members posing together with Sugarloaf mountain visible in the background
Affairs

Affairs

Hannah Lucinda Smith visits Turkish cities recently devastated by powerful earthquakes – a catastrophe made even worse by corrupt, shoddy construction.

  • Issue #162
  • 12 min read
Rescue workers in high-visibility vests search through earthquake rubble with an orange excavator amid destroyed buildings
Transport

The road ahead

Even the most well-intentioned changes can leave people behind. Electric vehicles, for instance, are essential to secure the future of our planet but not everybody can afford one.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Illustration of a couple driving a convertible car on a coastal road with birds flying overhead
Politics

Affairs

Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Man in apron and glasses standing in kitchen speaking to camera with subtitle about voting blue
Transport

Design

The summer design-fair calendar and is Zagreb’s new cable car the height of folly?

Modern cable car station with orange accents and glass facade against clear blue sky
Transport

Lined up

The long-awaited Elizabeth line is the crowning glory of transport chief Andy Byford’s track record.

  • Issue #154
  • 6 min read
Andy Byford in a dark suit standing in a modern underground tunnel with curved white walls and fluorescent lighting
Transport

All aboard

As France’s rail network opens up to new competition, Ouigo is gearing up for the challenge.

  • Issue #152
  • 5 min read
Ouigo CEO Stéphane Rapebach sitting in an office at Gare de Lyon station
Transport

Inside Track

Railway fans are using train sets to help improve the real-life efficiency of the Swiss network.

  • Issue #151
  • 5 min read
Curved model railway tracks with multiple parallel lines on green baseboard in laboratory setting
Recipe

Sandwiches

The ultimate on-the-go bite – our Swiss recipe writer piles up six of the best.

  • Issue #144
  • 8 min read
Two tortilla bocadillo sandwiches cut in half showing yellow egg filling and green peppers on white paper

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